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Academy Screws Renfro, In Memoriam

Posted Feb 25th 2008 1:34PM by TMZ Staff

So in case you missed it, Brad Renfro was ignored during the "in memoriam" montage on the Oscars last night. You're not gonna believe the statement the Academy gave TMZ.

The tape featured 50 movie types who died in the last year. They included actors, studio execs, makeup artists, agents, and on and on. Renfro was nowhere to be seen. We asked the Academy why and they gave us the following statement: "It is simply not possible to include everyone in that segment."

Interesting. Renfro, whose credits include "The Client," "Apt Pupil" and "Sleepers," seems like a bigger player than Margaret Gardner, the head of the international division of a P.R. firm.

Someone in Renfro's world called the slap in the face "unbelievable and disgusting." We couldn't have said it better ourselves.

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1. Boooo Oscars Boooo.

Posted at 1:11PM on Feb 25th 2008 by liquid poo

2. THis is pathetic and sad that they forgot someone so talented and Brad Renfro was a great actor....the academy awards are pathetic

Posted at 1:11PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Molly

3. Apparently the writers didn't hit the ground running. Welcome back idiots!

Posted at 1:11PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Abby

4. I didnt see a tribute to roy shnieider either and that too me is an even bigger slap!

Posted at 1:12PM on Feb 25th 2008 by pohono

5. Great call, TMZ! I was so upset because I waited for Brad's tribute moment and it never came. He was so talented and, if not for the drugs, had so much more to offer to the film industry.

Posted at 1:12PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Nicole

6. Another reason NOT to watch the Oscars.

Posted at 1:14PM on Feb 25th 2008 by everybody say yes

7. i agree it's "unbeleivable and disgusting", but no more so than your little pictoral here of Renfro scowling down from heaven. Come on, TMZ!

Posted at 1:15PM on Feb 25th 2008 by renee

8. it would be nice if those arrogant aholes in Hollywood would at least admit their faux pas in between counting all their dubloons.....

Posted at 1:15PM on Feb 25th 2008 by eric roller

9. They only include people that were nominated for or, worked with a movie that was nominated for, or won an Oscar.

Posted at 1:14PM on Feb 25th 2008 by 1234

10. The Academy and Heroin screwed Brad. They are about the same to me. Shout out to the troops.

Posted at 1:16PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Kelli

11. I am sorry to say but he really was not that talented. If they honored every hack who thought they were an actor who died every year it would take days to watch the montage.

Posted at 1:17PM on Feb 25th 2008 by me

12. That is total BS. I really liked Brad. He was one of my favorites. And the Client was an amazing movie.

Posted at 1:18PM on Feb 25th 2008 by TattedUpChick

13. Did you see all the nobodys they had on there? And they could not include Brad Renfro???? I had heard of maybe 2 of the people in the segment!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:19PM on Feb 25th 2008 by ljo

14. This is the stupidest excuse i've ever read! They could've exclude one of the agents and put Renfro, i mean he was a well known actor, and everyone remembers him as Mark in the Client with Susan Sarandon. This is ridiculous.

I think the Academy forgot about him and has aknowledged they blew it big time and didn't know what to say cause that excuse is lame.

Posted at 1:20PM on Feb 25th 2008 by toontown

15. I so agree with Renee @1:15PM. Now, if he gets his hands on some lightning bolts, either TMZ
or the Academy are gonna get it.

Posted at 1:20PM on Feb 25th 2008 by Flames Fan

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